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How To Install Any App As A System App On Android [Guide]

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While installing an app on your Android device is as simple as searching for it in the Google Play Store and hitting install, or sideloading its APK on your phone, that always installs them as user apps (also referred to as data apps). At times certain apps need to be installed as system apps rather than user apps in order to utilize their full potential, and that’s where things get a little complicated. In this guide, we will show you how you can install any Android app as a system app on your Android device. Read More

Comparison Of Best Free Cloud Storage And Sync Services

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With the recent release of Google Drive, along with all the existing cloud storage and sync services out there like Microsoft SkyDrive, Dropbox, SugarSync, iCloud and Ubuntu One, you might be wondering what free cloud storage service is right for you. There are countless such comparisons out there but most of them aren't focused on the free tiers of these services, or simply don't include all these services. That’s why we are bringing you a detailed comparison of the free plans of all major cloud storage and sync services that should make it easier for you to choose the one that suits you best. Read on for the complete comparison. Read More

Hands-On With The Google Drive App For Android [Review]

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No cloud service these days can be complete without a companion Android app and the latest talk of the cloud town i.e. Google Drive is no exception. Now that Drive is finally out and about, and we have already taken it for a spin as a web and PC/Mac sync service, let’s turn to its Android app that’s also available on Google Play Store, and see what Google’s entry into the cloud storage arena has to offer us on their own smartphone platform. More information after the break. Read More

Hands-On With Google Drive For Web, Windows, Mac & Android [Review]

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The wait is over – after years of speculation, Google Drive is finally here, with apps for Windows PC, Mac and Android available for download and iOS apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch coming soon. So what does Google’s long-awaited and much-anticipated cloud storage service have in store for you? Does it have what it takes to make a significant impact in today’s cloud storage market riddled with countless others? Read on to find out all of this and more after the break. Read More

Add Or Remove Any Folder To PATH Variable Using Windows Context Menu

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How many times have you needed to add the path of some folder to the PATH Windows environment variable? Ever wished you could just right-click a folder and have the option in the context menu to add it to the PATH variable? How about the added capability of removing PATH variable entries the exact same way? Today is your lucky day. Read on and you’ll be surprised at how easy it is. Read More

Our Favorite Pig Smashing Birds Go Galactic With Angry Birds Space

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The wait is over – Rovio and NASA have joined together to bring everyone’s favorite birds and their green pig rivals to Android, iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, Windows & Mac in the latest installment of the franchise: Angry Birds Space. Set in a space-themed environment, this release brings an entirely new level of gameplay to the series not seen in any of the earlier three versions. Read on for more information. Read More

Waveface Brings Together Your Photos & Notes From Multiple Devices

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In today’s digital age, we use several devices to capture and save information that we come up with or come across. We use our phone cameras to capture images, and our computers, phones and tablets to jot down notes. There are several web services available that help us keep this information in sync and available across multiple devices. However, most of the time, such services are either a part of a larger service (like Facebook) or too laden with features that many users might simply not require (think Picasa or Flickr). For the minimalists amongst us that need just one stream of all their notes and photos readily available across all their devices in a simple interface, there is Waveface. Read More

SuperSU Brings Better SuperUser Root Permission Management to Android

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SuperSU by Chainfire is a free app for rooted Android devices that lets you easily and efficiently manage root / superuser access permissions for all the apps on your Android phone or tablet. It takes over the SuperUser app on rooted devices, basically replacing it for a better and more feature-rich alternative. For users of rooted Android phones, managing which apps get root access can be a tough call when it comes to security, since any app with root access has administrator-level control over your device. For this reason, rooting a phone also involves installing an app for the very purpose of managing these permissions. This app is called SuperUser and whenever you see a SuperUser permission request on your phone when attempting to run an app that requires root, it’s the SuperUser app in action. Read More

Windows 8 PC Settings [Complete Guide]

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PC users have long been using Control Panel as the hub for controlling their system settings. With the introduction of Metro UI in Windows 8, this is going to change. While the Control Panel is still there for desktop mode, there has been a new hub introduced in Windows 8 called PC settings, that lets you change several important settings of your PC from a beautiful, streamlined, no-frills interface. Read More

How To Resize, Group & Manage App Tiles In Windows 8 Start Screen

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As most of us already know, Microsoft have ditched the Start button in Windows 8, replacing it with a Start Screen that uses Metro UI, with large tiles for launching apps. Many of these tiles can be customized in certain ways, to personalize your start screen to your taste. You can choose between tile sizes, static or live tiles, and organize the tiles into groups. You can also remove tiles from the Start screen, and add them back later. Read on for details on how to do all this to make your Start screen truly yours. Read More

Best Free And Amazingly Functional Android Live Wallpapers

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A few weeks back we brought you our handpicked collection of the best free and most beautiful Android Live wallpapers, with a promise to bring you a similar one of the best free and functional Android Live wallpapers. The wait is finally over, so read on to find out how you can add fun as well as functionality to your phone using these amazingly functional Live wallpapers for Android. Read More

What’s New In Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich [Feature Review]

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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) was revealed by Google and Samsung at an event in Hong Kong this October and as expected, this most eagerly-anticipated update to Android brings a lot of new features as well as enhancements of existing features to the world of smartphones, in addition to merging the previously separate phone and tablet versions of Android. Personally, we would call it nothing short of groundbreaking and beyond our expectations. First announced at Google I/O 2011 keynote back in May, Ice Cream Sandwich has been long anticipated to be the most major update to Android till date and now that we have had a look at it, we completely agree with Google’s claim. Don’t agree with us? Just read on and see for yourself! Read More

Roundup: Let’s Talk About 10 New Features In iOS 5

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Apple’s much awaited ‘Let’s Talk iPhone’ event is over and while it may have left several disappointed due to the iPhone 4S being announced rather than the much eagerly anticipated iPhone 5, the launch of the final version of iOS 5 is still confirmed, which will start rolling out to end users from October 12th. The GM (Gold Master) version of iOS 5 – which is a pre-final version for developers that can be considered as a release candidate and as close to final as possible – was also released today and brought to us all the features that are to be a part of the final version. In what follows, we will take a look at all these new features of iOS 5 and what they mean for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users. Read More

New OTA Updates And Activation Feature In iOS 5, No PC Required

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One of the key features announced back in WWDC 2011 for iOS 5 was the ability to update your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch over-the-air (OTA) without the need of a PC. Earlier today in the Let’s Talk iPhone event, Apple’s Senior Vice President of iOS Software Scott Forstall again talked about this new feature that will remove the dependence of users on a PC to be able to update or activate their iOS devices. Read More

New iOS 5 Game Center Gets Social, Adds Profile Photo And Achievements

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One of the major features of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that has contributed significantly to the massive success of these devices has been gaming and with iOS 5, this important part of the OS hasn’t been neglected. This latest update to Apple’s smartphone and tablet operating system brings with it new features to the Game Center, making it more personalized as well as social. Read More

iOS 5 Newsstand Brings All Your Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions Together

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Newsstand is one of the new features introduced by Apple in iOS 5 that aims to bring your newspaper and magazine subscriptions together under one app. Announced at the WWDC 2011 and discussed again in today’s Let’s Talk iPhone event, Newsstand is designed to be the central hub for the digital versions of all your periodicals on all your iOS 5 devices including iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Read More

Download iOS 5 GM (Gold Master) for iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch

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Apple has finally announced the final version of iOS 5 in its Let’s Talk iPhone event today. This version has a lot of new features and will start rolling out to public on the 12th of October for all users. Don’t get too excited just yet though! Unfortunately, there is no way at the moment for anyone to grab a copy of iOS 5 final and take it for a spin on their devices just yet. However, that does not mean iOS 5 will not see the day of light before that day. Read More

Top Free And Most Beautiful Android Live Wallpapers

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While the concept of wallpaper is universal to most desktop as well as mobile operating systems, Android extends this concept one step further by letting you set dynamic content as your wallpaper – a concept known as Android Live Wallpapers. It is Android Wallpaper Weekend here at AddictiveTips. A few days back, we taught you how to take Android wallpaper customization to the next level. Join us today as we take you for a tour of the prettiest and most eye-catching Live wallpapers available for Android that we have hand-picked for you from the countless options out there. Read More

How To Enable 64-Bit Mode In Internet Explorer 10 On Windows 8

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As most of our desktop computing devices move from 32 bit towards 64 bit platforms, more and more programs are being made available in both 32 bit and 64 bit versions. While Windows 7 has already had Internet Explorer 9 in both these variants, they were available as separate apps. That changes with Windows 8, as both versions have been consolidated into one version of Internet Explorer 10. For further details on switching between the modes, continue reading. Read More